Orangeville, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Orangeville, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,962. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2470087. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.907°N, 80.113°W.
Population
In 1891, Orangeville, Town—Ville had a population of 2,962: 1,454 male and 1,508 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,458 |
| 1881 | 2,847 |
| 1891 | 2,962 |
| 1901 | 2,511 |
| 1911 | 2,340 |
| 1921 | 2,187 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Orangeville, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 593 |
| Number of families | 593 |
| Number of females | 1,508 |
| Number of males | 1,454 |
| Number of married females | 479 |
| Number of married males | 470 |
| Number of married persons | 949 |
| Number of widowed females | 108 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| Number of widowed persons | 152 |
| POP F | 1,508 |
| POP M | 1,454 |
| POP TOT | 2,962 |
| Total population | 2,962 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 921 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 940 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,861 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,961 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 588 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 311 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 8 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 263 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 241 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 332 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 371 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 588 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 71 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 182 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,004 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 566 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,203 |
| Acres of hay crops | 217 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,389 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,955 |
| Acres of oats | 253 |
| Acres of potatoes | 64 |
| Acres of turnips | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 164 |
| BAR AC | 71 |
| BAR BU | 1,423 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,423 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,090 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,875 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,064 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,779 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,025 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 525 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 217 |
| HAY TONS | 307 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,429 |
| Number of chickens | 3,194 |
| Number of ducks | 40 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 238 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 125 |
| Number of geese | 44 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 49 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 308 |
| Number of milk cows | 237 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 365 |
| Number of other cattle | 196 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 335 |
| Number of sheep | 88 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 731 |
| Number of swine | 197 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 386 |
| Number of turkeys | 20 |
| OAT AC | 253 |
| OAT BU | 7,090 |
| PEA BU | 2,875 |
| POT AC | 64 |
| POT BU | 9,064 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 276 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 45 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,452 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 307 |
| WHT AC | 164 |
| WHT FALL BU | 525 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,779 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 14 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,452 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,429 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 921 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 940 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,861 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 276 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 49 |
| DUCKS | 40 |
| FAMILIES | 593 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 45 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 44 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,194 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 308 |
| HOUSES | 588 |
| HOUSES B | 311 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 83 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 52 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 241 |
| HOUSES S | 8 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 371 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 332 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 263 |
| INF 11 A | 335 |
| MD FEM | 479 |
| MD MALE | 470 |
| MD TOT | 949 |
| MILK COWS | 237 |
| NAME CD | Wellington, Centre |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 125 |
| OC P | 238 |
| OC TOT | 365 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 196 |
| OTHERS | 2,961 |
| SHEEP | 88 |
| SHEEP KS | 731 |
| SUP AM | 2,389 |
| SUP FOR | 566 |
| SUP JV | 182 |
| SUP PAT | 1,004 |
| SUP SC | 1,203 |
| SUP TOT | 2,955 |
| SWINE | 197 |
| SWINE KS | 386 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 588 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 5,025 |
| TURKEY | 20 |
| WID FEM | 108 |
| WID MALE | 44 |
| WID TOT | 152 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON126008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON106007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2470087
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangeville,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangeville
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Orangeville, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/orangeville-town-ville-on126008-1891/.